Balloon.



J. GAJEWSKI.

BALLOON.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1915.

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J. GAJEWSKI.

BALLOON.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13. 1915.

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JOHN GAJEWSKI. OF TWO RIVERS. WISCONSIN.

BALLOON.

Application filed September 13. 1915.

Be it known that l. JollX (iAJEWSKl. a suhject of the Emperor of Austria-llungarv. residing at Two Rivers. in the county of alllttmoc and State of \\'isconsin, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in llalloons. of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in halloons.

The primary ohjeet of the present invention isto provide a halloon in which the sus pending carriage or car for persons has a universal connection with the halloon or gas hag so that the passenger car will always assume a vertical positi n.

further ohject of the invention is to pro vide a halloon in which the car is suspended from the halloon section h v a hall and socket connection and in which the hall memher is of hollow construction and adapted to contain water or other lluid to act as a hallast. the flow of water from the hall heing controlled h v valve mechanism to reduce the weight of the car to all'ord a more rapid as ent of the halloon.

\Yith these general ohjects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is hetter understood. the same consists in the novel construction. comhinatioi-i and arrangement of parts hereinafter more full) descrihed. illustrated in the accomgj .rving drawings. and then claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughoutthe several \'ie\\s:-ligure l is a side elevational view of a halloon huilt in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 3 is a vertical eross-sectional view of the hall and socket joint hetween the halloon secti n and the car section illustrating the particular construction of hall and socket joint. Fig. I; is a top plan view of the socket memher detached from the halloon section. and. Fig. i is a horizontal sectional view taken on line l\'--l\' of Fig. '2 illustrating the manner of retaining the hall within the socket memher.

llriellv described. the present invention aims to provide a halloon in which the passenger car or carrier has a universal connection with the halloon section so that the car w ll alwavs assume a vertical position. the principal features of the present invention relating to tlle universal c nnection. This joint is in the form of a hall and socket in Specification of Letters Patent.

'atentetl Apr. 25.1916.

Serial No. 50.397.

which the hall is of hollow construction and is adapted to contain water or other hallasting fluid that may he readily emptied from the hall to reduce the weight of the device and permit an even and easy ascent.

lteferring more in detail to the accompanying drawings and nn'ticularlv to Fig. l. the reference numeral 5 designates a gas hag that has the usual laced cord covering G that terminates at the point 7 and continues downwardlv as at e providing guy ropes for the halloon and are connected at their lower ends to the socket memher i The socket memher is more clt:ll'l shown in detail in Figs. Land 3 and includes the main hod 'vportion 10 preferahlv of solid construction and carrying radial eXtensions 11 that support at their outer ends an annular hand 1;. ()penings i are provided in the hand 1; at suitahl v spaced points and within whi h the lower ends of the gu v ropes are received and fastened. 'lhe lower face of the-soekct memher J is recessed or hollowed as at It to provide a seat for the hall'lfi. the lower end of the socket memher extending s-li'ghtlv helow a medial line of the hall s that the hall will he retained therein. .\s shown in Figs. '1 and 4 the lower half of the socket memher at one side thereof is formed of a pair of swinging memhers l hinged as at l? to the main hod \'-portion of the socket memher the said swinging memhers moving in horizontal directions to permit the hall memhtr l to he received in the socket 1i and when s assemhled. the swinging memhers are closed to the position shown in Fig. r and the clasp l8 pivoted to one of the memhers lt' moved to engag the keeper 1 carried h v the opposing swinging memher to lock the said nienihers and prevent the hall 13 from dropping from the socket. A spring '20 is emploved to hold the clasp 15 into engagement with the keeper ti to preventaccidental displacement of the same and injury to the occupants of the suspended car.

passenger car :21 is supported h v means of suspending rods 2; connected at their lower ends to the said car and at their upper rods 22 and has connected thereto a flexible tubing 23 that may be loosely connected to one of the suspending rods to prevent unnecessary swinging of the same while the V 5 lower end of the tube is provided with a controlling" valve '26.

From the above detaileddescription of, the invention it is believed tl'iat'the construction and operation thereof will be readily apparent, it being understood that the ball member is filled with water or other ballasting' fluid through the upper end thereof before. the ball is assembledwith the socket member 9.

15 is positioned in the socket. and the swinging member 16 moved to the position shown in Fig. l in which the locking clasp 18 is resiliently held in eontact vith the keeper it) to lock the ball in the socket, If itfbe 3O desired that the balloonascend with sudden rapidity, the valve fllv'may be openedto empty a portionct the contents of fluid within the hollow ball 15 to reduce the weightof the machine. The car 21 and 25 ball 15 carried thereby may be detached from the socket member at a pointfrom, within the car through the medium of, the hanging cable or rope that is; connected at its upper end as at 28 to the outer end 30 ot' the clasp 1S and by the clasp is disconnected fron the keeper 1%) and the ball member readily detached, from the socket member. c I

While the form of the invention herein :15 shown, and described is what is believed to be the preferred embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that various forms, modifications and arrangements of the parts may be made without departing 'hen so filled. the ball M ncluding a mam body-portion, radial arms pulling the said rope,

from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

\Yhat I claim as new is; ILA balloon including a balloon section anda car section, a universal ball and socket joint betweeir the two sections, member being of hollow construction and adapted to contain a'ballastimg fluid, and means controlled from a point within the car for emptying the contents of the hollow ball.

2. A balloon including a balloon section and a car section, a ball and socket joint between the two sections, said socket member carried thereby, an annular band carried by the outer ends of said arms, guy ropes conv nectinsrthe balloon section to the said band,

said socket member having a circular recess in the lower end thereof extending slightly below the medial line of the ball, swinging members carried by said socket member for locking the ball therein, said ball being of hollow construction and adapted to contain a ballasting fluid, and means for emptying the fluid from said'ball.

3. A balloon including a balloon section and a car section, a universal ball and socket joint between the two sections, said ball being of hollow construction and adapted to eontain'a ballasting fluid, and means for emptying at will the fluid from the ball.

l. In combination with a balloon including a balloon section and a car section, a ball and said ball member constructed to contain fluid ballasting means forthe balloon.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature;

JOHN oA nWsK said ball socket joint between the sections, 

